The 25 Month AA Degree Transfer Program is designed for working students interested in majoring in Business Administration. Classes are offered in the evenings and Saturday mornings. The program is a transfer program to California State University, Fresno and to Fresno Pacific University with a small modification. Students may earn an AA in Business Administration or an AS-T in Business Administration before transferring and should meet with the counselor to discuss the benefits of these options.

To be eligible for the program students must have a current application on file for the college and be eligible for English 1A and MATH 201. Eligibility is determined by Math and English Placement Test scores and some students may be required to take additional courses to meet eligibility levels. Schedules and additional information are available on the Assessment Center webpage. Additional support (including math test prep workshops) is available through the Tutorial Center.

Student cohorts are formed primarily during the fall semester and begin attending class in January. Interested students must meet with the Business Counselor, Lori Botelho, to develop a Student Educational Plan and submit a completed 25 Month Program Application.

Classes are scheduled in short-term formats and meet Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 5:30-10:00pm, and Saturdays, 8:30am-1:00pm. Enrollment in these courses is restricted and cohort students are registered by the Business Division based on course preference sheets e-mailed prior to the beginning of each registration period. As long as these sheets are returned prior to the deadline in the e-mail, students are guaranteed a seat.

Financial Accounting (ACCTG 4A) An overall examination of the accounting process that includes identification, recording, and communication of the economic events of an organization to interested users of financial information. The areas of transaction analysis, theory of debits and credits, classification of accounts, accounting principles, and preparation and interpretation of financial statements as applied to corporations will be studied.

Managerial Accounting (ACCTG 4B) An overall examination of the process of identification, measurement, accumulation, analysis, preparation, interpretation, and communication of financial information used by management to plan, evaluate, and control and to assure appropriate use of and accountability for its resources. Accounting for manufacturing companies, managerial controls, budgeting, and financial statement analysis will be studied.

Art Appreciation (ART 2) Introduction to the visual arts through lectures/discussions covering: a) the way artists speak through the formal Elements and Principles of Visual Language as well as through their choices of art Media and subject matter; b) how these formal properties contribute to the content and meaning of artwork; and c) the evolution of these formal properties through the history of the visual arts in Western European culture as well as their relationships to the art of the Americas, Asia, Africa, the Pacific Islands, and the Islamic world.

Introduction to Business (BA 10) A survey in business providing a multidisciplinary examination of how culture, society, economic systems, legal, international, political, financial institutions, and human behavior interact to affect a business organization’s policy and practices within the U.S. Demonstrates how these influences impact the primary areas of business including: organizational structure and design; leadership, human resource management, and organized labor practices; marketing; organizational communication; technology; and entrepreneurship; and legal, accounting, and financial practices; and therefore affect a business’ ability to achieve its organizational goals in the U.S. economic system.

Business & the Legal Environment (BA 18) Law and the legal system: administrative, tort, criminal, contracts, agency, labor and employment, and international business law. Case studies utilized.

Law and the Legal System (BA 20) What every educated citizen should know about law as a social process and about American law and legal institutions. The historical origins of law as well as the role law plays in modern western and non-western societies. Institutional sources of law; legal reasoning; judicial decision making and remedies; an overview of the civil and criminal litigation process; administrative law and procedure; alternative dispute resolution mechanisms; ethics and the legal system.

Computer Concepts (CIT 15) Introduction to computers and their use. Basic principles of hardware and software, applications programs, system software, telecommunications, networks, program design, the Internet and the World Wide Web. Windows, the Internet, word processing, spreadsheet and database programs, and Visual Basic.

The Constitution and Your Individual Rights (CRIM 13) Critical study, analysis, and evaluation of landmark cases of the United States Supreme Court, and the logic and fallacies of the interpretive reasoning processes utilized by the justices in reaching their decisions. Emphasis on the protection of individual rights and privileges contained in the Bill of Rights and an understanding of the utility and value in all aspects of our lives of recognizing and using both formal and informal critical thinking processes.

Micro-Economics (ECON 40) The “free enterprise” system. Theories of consumer and individual firm behavior. Market structure analysis and comparison. Government programs to assist, regulate, and promote various industries. The American labor movement and international trade.

Macro-Economics (ECON 50) Principles of macroeconomics: consumers, business, and government in the United States economy. Alternative approaches and solutions to inflation and unemployment; fiscal and monetary policy in economic planning and management.

History of U.S. Since 1865 (HIST 12) Political, social and economic development since Reconstruction; the US as a world power. Satisfies the US history requirement for BA degree.

Introduction to Language (LING 10) Examination of the nature of language, its historical development, its structural elements, and the stages of language acquisition. Emphasis on systematic linguistic description of language knowledge and usage. Recommended for liberal studies majors.

Introductory Physical Science (PHYSC 11) Emphasis on a survey of physics including mechanics, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, optics, and modern physics. Some basic concepts of astronomy and chemistry. Designed primarily for non-science majors.

American Government (POLSCI 2) Analysis of political and judicial institutions and processes, political ideology, political economy, civil rights, California state and local government. Satisfies the U.S. Constitution requirements and the national state and local government requirements for transfer students.

Interpersonal Communication (SPEECH 2) Introduction to interaction processes in interpersonal communication settings. Emphasis on effective and appropriate uses of verbal and nonverbal messages in the initiation, development, maintenance, and termination of personal and professional relationships.